Hello everyone, my 02 jetta tdi has developed a nasty thunking sound while in reverse/ drive facing down hill or when coming around a swooping left turn without my foot on the accelerator. This sound does not happen in neutral or drive. The vibrations/ noise feels like it's coming directly between the passenger and drivers seat.
Yesterday I replaced the ball joins and control arm bushings as they were getting bad but didn't see anything out of concern.
Through various searches it seems like the most common recommendations are to replace the a-arm bushings and check the axels for play. With new a-arm bushings and axels feeling good I'm beginning to think it's the motor mounts. Watching the engine move while sitting in the shop it does move but nothing I would call concerning but I'm also not able to reproduce it in the shop by myself.
Thoughts are since the car must be under pressure from reverse or park to happen that the engine is being torqued by the transmission which is causing the motor mounts to take the majority of the load at that point.
Anyone else thinking it's the motor or transmission mount?
Yesterday I replaced the ball joins and control arm bushings as they were getting bad but didn't see anything out of concern.
Through various searches it seems like the most common recommendations are to replace the a-arm bushings and check the axels for play. With new a-arm bushings and axels feeling good I'm beginning to think it's the motor mounts. Watching the engine move while sitting in the shop it does move but nothing I would call concerning but I'm also not able to reproduce it in the shop by myself.
Thoughts are since the car must be under pressure from reverse or park to happen that the engine is being torqued by the transmission which is causing the motor mounts to take the majority of the load at that point.
Anyone else thinking it's the motor or transmission mount?